Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
From Sega Retro
- For the Mega-CD version, see Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD). For the Game Gear and Master System versions, see Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (8-bit).
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega of America, Technopop, Recreational Brainware | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (スパイダーマン), commonly referred to as just Spider-Man, is a platform video game based on the Spider-Man Marvel comic book series. It was originally released in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive (alongside a differing Master System version).
Contents
Plot
Spider-Man must defeat various enemies and famous villains from the series in an attempt to stop a bomb and save New York. Love interest Mary Jane is also kidnapped by Venom.
Gameplay
Stages
In most stages all lesser thugs (Humanoid enemies only. Bat, rats or other animals do not count) must be defeated for boss to appear. Spider-Man's spider senses will alert you to bosses.
In front of Daily Bugle | |
---|---|
Police is hot on your tail. Enter Daily Bugle building from top floor and, as Peter Parker, find out why everyone is after you. Single level. No bosses. No Keys. | |
Warehouse | |
Time to find a way to prove your innocence. Investigate nearby warehouse and search for clues. One mid-boss, a guy driving a forklift and main boss : Dr. Octopus. Single level. Key is automatically acquired after boss fight. | |
Sewers | |
Your old friend Dr. Connors has transformed to The Lizard and fled to the sewers. Navigate deadly traps and pitfalls and acquire Lizard's key. Two levels. Key is in the second level. | |
Power Station | |
Confront Electro in his domain. Evade lightning bolts and gun-toting thugs as your look for his key. Two levels. Key is in the second level. | |
Central Park | |
Defeat muggers and look for Sandman who can only be defeated by luring him to the fire hydrants. He drops the key after he is defeated. Single level. | |
Streets of New York | |
Criminals are wreaking havoc in the streets. Spider-Man has to face two of his sworn enemies: Hobgoblin and Venom. Two levels. Boss fight in each. Venom shows up without need to defeat lesser thugs. Keys are acquired automatically. | |
Underground | |
Time to stop Kingpin from finalizing his ultimate plan. Defeat both Dr. Octopus and The Lizard who returned for a rematch. Stop the bomb by punching the keys in order and finally capture Kingpin. Two levels. If you run away during battle with Kingpin, he will run away and you won't get the best ending. |
History
Legacy
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin was the first of several Mega Drive games to be released on the system with a Marvel Comics license (although curiously it is not the first Mega Drive appearance of Spider-Man - he was a boss in 1989's The Revenge of Shinobi without Marvel's consent). It was a successful game for Sega, with sources claiming that two thirds of Mega Drive owners owned a copy of this game in some form or another at the time.
The success lead to Marvel Comics continuing their licensing deal they had with Sega of America (mostly in the form of X-Men games), with Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin being updated for the Sega Mega-CD release, with refined levels, graphics and a CD audio soundtrack in 1993.
Production credits
- Programming: Burt Sloane, Jonathan Miller
- Produced By: Ed Annunziata
- Game Design: Christopher Erhardt
- Art: Scott Haile, Joe Ellen Reiss, Jennifer Martin, Susan Greene
- Music and Effects: Mark Steven Miller, John Karr, Dave Javelosa
- Testing: Richard Fishman, Casey Grimm, Mark Lindstrom, Bert Mauricio, Michael Tyau
- Thanks To: Dave Foley, Clyde Grossman
Magazine articles
- Main article: Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- GamePro (US) #12: "July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[8]
- VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #18: "July 1990" (1990-0x-xx)[9]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #13: "August 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[10]
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #119: "October 1991" (1991-09-15)[11]
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76 | |
---|---|
Based on 31 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments |
---|
External links
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin: How combat classic Shinobi inspired one of the best superhero games of the 16-bit era article by Rory Milne at Retro Gamer
References
- ↑ File:AmazingSpidermanVSKingpin md jp cover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:SpiderMan MD KR Box.jpg
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 112
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 49
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 95
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 29
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 61
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 59
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 7
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-15), page 93
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 219
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 35
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 203
- ↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 8: January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-10-25" (JP; 1991-10-11), page 1
- ↑ Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-1x-xx), page 44
- ↑ GamePro, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Games-X, "29th August-4th September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 36
- ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-04), page 91
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 48
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 170
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 66
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Megazone, "August/September 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 30
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 28
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 173
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | |
---|---|
Main page | Comparisons | Hidden content | Development | Magazine articles | Reception | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs |
Spider-Man games for Sega systems | |
---|---|
Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991) | |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) | Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994) | Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) | Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (1995) | |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993) | |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1992) | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993) | Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) | |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993) | |
Spider-Man: Web of Fire (1996) | |
Spider-Man (2001) |
- 1 player games
- JP Mega Drive games
- US Mega Drive games
- EU Mega Drive games
- PT Mega Drive games
- UK Mega Drive games
- AU Mega Drive games
- CA Mega Drive games
- BR Mega Drive games
- KR Mega Drive games
- Mega Drive games
- 1991 Mega Drive games
- All 1991 games
- Mega Drive action games
- All action games
- All arcade games
- Mega-Tech games
- Unknown year games
- All games
- Credits without source
- Credits without reference
- Old-style rating (pu)
- Update ratings template
- 0 old ratings
- No ROM dumps
- Missing ROM dumps
- Old technical information
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Spider-Man (franchise)